Clothes wringer



ll 4A-@2G35 E. F. BEEBE. A CLOTHES WRINGER.

Fl LED FEB- 5. 1920. 2 5HEET5 5HEET 2 frz venan Patented Deo 26, 1922.

Parleur carrera EUGENE F. BEEBE, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

CLOTHES WRINGER.

Application filed February 5, 1920. Serial No. 356,477.

T 0 all whomjt may conce/ot.'

Be it known that I, EUGENE F. Bnnn, a citizen ot' the` United States,resident oi Minneapolis, county of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes VVringers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to clothes wringers and particularly to a releasingdevice whereby the pressure of the upper roll may be instantly releasedand the rolls allowed to separate in case the operator catches a fingeror a portion ot the hand between the rolls or it is desired to withdrawa garment that may have been inserted between the rolls.

A further and particular object is to provide a releasing device whichwill be simple and positive in its action and while particularly adaptedJfor a metal trame wringer may be used with wringers ot any other type.

rlhe invention consists generally in various constructions andcombinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

1n the accompanying drawings forming part of this speciiication,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line 1-1 of Figure 2,

-Figure 2 is a plan view of the wringer,

Figure 3 is a similar view, showing the parts in their releasedposition,

Figure t is a sectional view on the line 4-4'01" Figure 2,

Figure 54 is a sectional view on the line 5 5 01E-Figure 2,

Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Figure 2,

Figure 7 is a sectional view showing the manner of mounting the wingnuts on the tension studs on the wringer.

Figure 8 is a detail view showing the means for connecting the sectionsof the wing nuts. y

ltn the drawing, 2 represents the frame of the wringer, having brackets3 provided vwith clamping bolts 4 by means of which the wringer ismounted on the wall of a tub in the usual way, as by means ot a swingingarm. 'llhe trame 2 is provided with upwardly projecting studs 5 havingthreaded upper ends and upon these studs I mount the arm 6 lfor thelower roll 7 and the arm 8 for the upper roll 9. Said arms have abearing 10, one upon the other, on the opposite side ot the studs 5 fromthe rolls. Compression springs 11 are mounted on the studs 5 and seatedat their lower ends on the arms 8 and when the-se springs are put undercompression the rolls will be forced together to squeeze the materialbetween them and yieldingly resist separation. The shaft of the lowerroll is provided with a gear 12 driven from a suitable source ot powerand a sleeve 13 having a pin and slot connection 14- with the lower rollis mounted to slide toward and from the hub ot' the gear 12 and has aclutch connection 15 therewith. When this sleeve is withdrawn. the lowerroll is stationary and is driven when the sleeve is projected intoengagement with the clutch in the hub ot the gearing.

A late 16 is provided, having holes 17 thereln in which the threadedends of the studs 5 are free to slide and cone-shaped walls 18 areformed on said plate around said holes to engage the correspondinglyshaped surfaces 19 on the wing nut sections 20'and 20a which areinteriorly threaded to engage the threads of the studs 5 so that whenthey are revolved on the studs to compress the springs, a downwardpressure will be exerted on the rolls to increase the pressure on thegarments between them. The plate 16 is provided at each end with wings21 and 22 pivoted at 23 on the plate 16 and having curved inner faces 24adapted to encircle the sections of the wing nuts and hold them ininterlocking engagement with the threads of the studs.

rllhe wings 21 and 22 are preferably provided with lugs 25 adapted toenter notches 26 provided in sliding bars 27 and 27a mounted upon theplate 16 and having a longitudinal movement with respect thereto b-ymeans of the slots 28 and pins 29. 'llhe middle portion ot the plate 16has a hub 30 thereon provided with a central pivot pin 31 on which alever 32 is mounted and is yieldingly held in engagement with the hub bya spring 33. The bars 27 and 27 have curved end portions to receive thehub :Wand extensions 34 and 35 which are connected with the lever 32 onthe opposite sides of its center by pivot pins 3G.y This lever yisprovided with a finger grip 37. lVhen it is moved'to the position shownin Figure 2, the hars 2T and 27 through the cam action of the lever willbe projected to engage and lock the wings 21 and 22 and when this isdone, the wing nuts will be held against separation and may be screweddown on the studs until the desired degree ot' pressure is obtained onthe lower roll. Should occasion arise when instantaneous release of thispressure is desired, theA operator has only to strike the linger grip 37and move the lever tothe position shown in Figure 3, when the bars 27and 27@ will be retracted, releasing the wings and allowing the wingnuts to become f' automatically separated from the threads Aof thestuds. I prefer to connect the sections of the wing nuts by a link 38which will hold them together when released from engagement with thethreads of the studs. f

` For the purpose oit checking the movement of the lower roll, 1 preferto provide the bar 27 with a downwardly projecting eX- tension 39 havinga fork 40 to engage the clutch sleeve 13 and move it back and forth onthe shaft 41 of the driving gear 12 to lock or release the lower roll.When the bars are returned to their locking position, the clutch sleevewill also be moved to lock the lower roll.

1 claim as my'invention:

1. A clothes wringer comprising a frame, upper and lower rolls, studsmounted in said frame, springs mounted on said studs and exerting adownward pressure on the upper roll, a plate slidable on said studs,split wing nuts having threaded engagement with said studs, means forlocking said wing nuts in engagement with the threads of said studs, anda lever mechanism for simultaneously releasing said wings and allowingsaid nuts to separate.

2. A clothes vwringer comprising a frame, upper and lower rolls,threaded studs mounted in said frame, springs carried by said studs, aplate movablc on said studs and seated on said springs, wing nutsectlons to engage Said studs and hold said plate against the tension ofsaid springs, means en aging said wing nut sections for holding t em intheir closed position, and a lever operated device for releasing saidlast named holding means.

3. A clothes wringer comprising a frame, rolls therefor, one of saidrolls having a driving means and a clutch control therefor, studsmounted in said frame, springs carried by said studs, a plate movable onsaid studs and seated on said springs, bars mounted to slide on saidplate, one of saidbars having a depending end to engage said clutchcontrol, means for holding said plate on said studs, and means forreciprocating said bars to release said holding means and simultaneouslyoperate said clutch.

4. A clothes wringer comprising a frame, upper and lower rolls, studsmounted in said frame, springs carried by said studs, a plate mounted onsaid studs and normally held in a raised position by said springs, barsmounted to slide on said plate, a lever for reciprocating said bars,means for holding said plate and bars against vertical movement, thedisengagement of said bars froml said holding means allow-ing said plateto move automatically under the tension of said springs to its releaseposition.'

5. A clothes wringer comprising a trame, rolls therefor, one of saidrolls having a driving means and a clutch control therefor, studsmounted in said frame, springs carried by said studs, a plate movable onsaid studs and seated on said springs, bars mounted to slide on saidplate, means for locking said plate on said studs, said locking meansbeing released by the movement of said bars, and means actuated by themovement of one of said bars to its release position for moving saidclutch control to its release position. I

6. A clothes wringer comprising a frame, rolls therefor, one of saidrolls having a driving means and a clutch control therefor, means forlocking said rolls in their normal working position, reciprocating barsmounted to trip said locking means and release said rolls, one of saidbars having a depending portion for engaging and operating said clutchcontrol simultaneously with the release of said locking means.

7 A clothes wringer comprising a frame, upper and lower rolls, threadedstuds mounted in said frame, springs carried by said studs, a platemovable on said studs and normally held in its raised position by saidsprings, sectional wing nuts mounted to engage said studs and hold saidplate against the tension of said springs, means mounted to clamp thesections of said wing nuts and hold them against separation, and meansfor releasing said Wing nut sec-tion holding means. v

8., lin a clothes wringer, the combination of a supporting frame, awringer roll and its tensioning springs, means for holding said springsin operative position, said means including a plurality of split nuts,individual means for normally holding each of said split nuts inoperative position, and

.a single member for releasing all of said means.

9. lin a oclothes wringer, the combination of a frame, a wringer rolland its springs,

threaded rods co operating with said springs, a. split nut adapted t0secure each of said rods, and means common to said nuts for locking andreleasing them.

10. In a clothes Wringer, the combination of a frame7 a Wrnger roll andits Springs, threaded rods for regulating the compression Of saidsprings, split nuts adapted to secure said rods, and means projectableand withdrawable for respectively locking and l0 releasing said splitnuts simultaneously.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 31st day ofJanuary, 1920.

EUGENE F. BEEBE.

